How To Make It
Step One: Pre heat oven to 160°C and line a 12 hole cupcake tin with cupcake liners.
Step Two: Using a handheld mixer/bench mixer, mix together the cocoa powder and boiling water to make a paste.
Step Three: Add the eggs, butter, sugar, flour and baking powder. Mix until smooth.
Step Four: Pour the batter into the cupcake liners and bake for 15 minutes.
Step Five: Allow cupcakes to cool in the pan for 5 mins, then completely cool on a wire rack.
Step Six: To make the nests, lightly grease and rounded bottom patty tin.
Step Seven: Mix together the crushed shredded wheat and melted chocolate. Press the chocolate shredded wheat into the greased patty tin.
Step Eight: Top each nest with 3 mini eggs and pop them in the fridge while you make the icing.
Step Nine: For the icing, mix together the butter and cocoa powder until it makes a paste.
Step Ten: Add 2 tbs. of icing sugar at a time, mixing well between the additions. Use the milk to loosen the mix. Mix until smooth and glossy.
Step Eleven: Pop the icing into a piping bag and pipe the icing onto the cupcakes.
Step Twelve: Pop the easter nests on top to make the ultimate Easter treat.
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